All of my previous hand gun reloading has been for 45 Colt revolver. I own a Python Colt and a S&W Detective Spcl. Years ago, a fellow cowboy shooter developed a special boolit based partly upon a .454 design I created for black powder cartridge (great for smokeless too). This fellow, Snakebite, did a very clever thing to allow ultra smooth feeding through lever action rifles/carbines typically chambered for 357 Mag. with his design. He uses a 38SPL case, yet the long tapered boolit ends up with OAL close to 357Mag. Since its tapered, it will still fit in .38SPL chambers with the tip resing in the cylinder throats. So, I purchased one of his molds way back when, just ot have. I even cast about 50# of ww alloy boolits with it and stored them all this time.

So recently I got some 38 SPL brass and those itty-bitty small primers. I got a Lee sizer and a set of dies. I set this up in my Classic Turret and loading was as slick as ever, except for priming. Lots of them failed to stay in the primer pin cup as the easy prime was pulled away. It took me an hour to get that lined up for reliable function. Felt like a fool with persistent failures until I finally hit the sweet spot on the adjustment. Then, in short order I had mt 100 Snakebite Grease Wagaon 357s powered by 70% of capacity of TrailBoss. In the Python all I can say is SWEET! Very low recoil and noise, yet good power on hits (knock downs fell with authority). Very confidence inspiring for accuracy. Minimal leading in either revolver after 50 rounds, very easy to clean. Then the Detective SPCL. Same thing, SWEET. I gotta scavenge some more brass and casting alloy now. I don't much care fo the BIG primer boxes Federal uses, that had me dumping the primers in a large lid and them into my tray and those danged small primers are hard to pick up with big fingers.

Dude, someones video had the deal on dumping those big Federal boxes into the tray.

Center one edge of the primer box (upside down) on the center of the tray, now holding the sleeve, push-pull the white primer holder across the center of the tray. viola they should all be in the tray.

Mxed results, so far. The Federal boxes are so close to the width of the diameter of the Lee primer tray that even this technique is difficult. First time I was cool, second time I spilled two primers. Practice, practice....